Memory Lane

Waking up from the confusion
To a world familiar yet so strange
Reality's weight bears down these illusions
But I can't help feel that everything's changed

My father sits quietly by my bedside
We share our favorite tales from our past
Whispers lost to the ever-shifting sands of time
Echoes of memories race back so fast

Up and down my memory lane
I turn to walk those paths again and again
Smells, sounds, and bittersweet sights
Which part of me will win this fight

The smells of the yard where as a child I'd once played
The pleasant, ever-present, salty air of the bay
Freshly cut grass like a rug beneath my bare feet
These memories keep coming, playing on repeat

Echoes of laughter, joy, music, and tears
Embracing the hope and tempering my fears
The past and its loneliness utters a melancholic call
But the sweet mem'ries of love will conquer all

Up and down my memory lane
I turn to walk those paths again and again
Smells, sounds, and bittersweet sights
Which part of me will win this fight

Refilling my mind's dark empty spaces
With the kind smiles of loved ones, and the warmth of cold lost embraces
What's happening to my world I don't understand
But the past and the future are always close at hand

Up and down my memory lane
I turn to walk those paths again and again
Smells, sounds, and bittersweet sights
Which part of me will win this fight

Which part of me will win this fight

Up and down my memory lane
I turn to walk those paths again and again
Smells, sounds, and bittersweet sights
Which part of me will win this fight

Which part of me will win this fight